All Student accommodation articles
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OnlineCovid-19 hits Unite’s student digs values
Unite Students has lost value on both its fund portfolios as the Covid-19 outbreak begins to have an impact on property landlords.
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Online
GCP deal for student digs scheme in East London shelved
GCP Student Living’s deal to forward purchase Scape Mile End Canalside in East London has been terminated as the impact of the Covid-19 health crisis bites.
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News
PBSA sector braces itself for severe impact in short term
Construction grinds to a halt as fears mount that Covid-19 crisis will lead to drop-off in student numbers
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Markets
The growing appeal of alternative assets
Investors have been increasingly drawn to sectors such as care homes and student accommodation.
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Online
Empiric faces £21m hit by letting students off final rent payments
Empiric Student Property, which owns and operates student accommodation across the UK, will consider releasing students from their obligations to pay rent from 25 April, potentially taking a £21m hit to its revenue.
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Online
Unite cancels rent payments for students wishing to return to their families
Student accommodation giant Unite is set to take a hit of up to £125m by allowing students to forgo rent if they choose to return home for the remainder of the 2019/20 academic year.
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Online
Future Generation secures loan for Sheffield scheme
Future Generation has refinanced a £39m development loan that will partly fund construction of the third phase of a Sheffield student accommodation scheme.
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Online
Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance refinances £18m for QIP
Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance has refinanced a £18m facility for Q Investment Partners (QIP), on Straits Manor, a purpose built student accommodation complex in Sheffield.
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News
EREC Estates plans to expand digs portfolio
Anglo-Chinese JV aims to grow student portfolio to 5,000 beds in three to five years
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Online
Future Generation unveil plans for two student accommodation schemes
Student accommodation specialist Future Generation has unveiled two PBSA schemes and secured a £55m development facility from Maslow Capital.
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Online
Attlee steps down as Empiric reveals strong annual figures
Student accommodation group Empiric has revealed a robust set of figures for last year with net asset value (NAV), profit and revenue all rising for the year.
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Online
Round Hill buys student scheme in Dublin
Round Hill Capital has acquired a 368-bed student accommodation development in The Liberties area of Dublin 8.
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Online
Unite to cut back on summer costs to mitigate virus outbreak
Student accommodation giant Unite has said it will operate a reduced programme of summer business in 2020 given the risk of disruption to bookings due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Online
Goldman agrees £4.7bn deal to sell IQ to Blackstone
Goldman Sachs and Wellcome Trust have agreed to sell the UK student accommodation company IQ to Blackstone in a £4.66bn deal.
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Online
NAV at Unite up following Liberty deal
Student accommodation giant Unite has posted an 8% rise in net asset value (NAV) in its full year results for 2019.
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Online
GSA and Harrison Street announce new Dublin PBSA scheme
GSA and Harrison Street have revealed plans for a new student accommodation and build-to-rent scheme in Dublin.
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News
Student accommodation set for record 2020 after bumper 2019
Last year saw the second highest level of student accommodation investment on record, with transactions reaching a total of £5.2bn.
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Online
GSA buys €400m Irish student portfolio
GSA has bought a portfolio of student accommodation assets in Dublin in a deal worth €400m.
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Online
Octopus delivers £26m financing loan for student scheme in Birmingham
Octopus Real Estate has agreed to provide a £26m development loan to deliver a 398-bed student accommodation scheme in Birmingham.
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Online
Empiric revamp pays dividends
Empiric Student Property has said its restructuring plans are on track and that 2019’s figures will be in line with expectations as cost cutting efforts boost earnings.
